Pioneer Floating Rate Trust (Pioneer Floating Rate Trust) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Jun. 01, 2024)

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What is Pioneer Floating Rate Trust Beneish M-Score?

Note: Financial institutions were excluded from the sample in Beneish paper when calculating Beneish M-Score. Thus, the prediction might not fit banks and insurance companies.

The zones of discrimination for M-Score is as such:

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Pioneer Floating Rate Trust's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Pioneer Floating Rate Trust was 13.60. The lowest was -4.54. And the median was -1.70.

Pioneer Floating Rate Trust Beneish M-Score Calculation

The M-score was created by Professor Messod Beneish. Instead of measuring the bankruptcy risk (Altman Z-Score) or business trend (Piotroski F-Score), M-score can be used to detect the risk of earnings manipulation. This is the original research paper on M-score.

The M-Score Variables:

The M-score of Pioneer Floating Rate Trust for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

-4.84

0.92 * DSRI

0.528 * GMI

0.404 * AQI

0.892 * SGI

0.115 * DEPI

-4.84

0.92 *

0.528 *

0.404 *

0.892 *

0.115 *

0.172 * SGAI

4.679 * TATA

0.327 * LVGI

0.172 *

4.679 *

0.327 *

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

This Year (Nov23) TTM:

Last Year (Nov22) TTM:

Total Receivables was $4.67 Mil.
Revenue was $16.21 Mil.
Gross Profit was $16.21 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $190.50 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0.43 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $61.20 Mil.
Net Income was $15.76 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $10.83 Mil.

Total Receivables was $2.95 Mil.
Revenue was $-11.25 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-11.25 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $184.86 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0.39 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $58.70 Mil.

1. DSRI = Days Sales in Receivables Index

Measured as the ratio of Revenue in Total Receivables in year t to year t-1.

A large increase in DSR could be indicative of revenue inflation.

DSRI	=	(Receivables_t / Revenue_t)	/	(Receivables_t-1 / Revenue_t-1)
	=	(4.674 / 16.21)	/	(2.952 / -11.252)
	=	0.288341	/
	=

2. GMI = Gross Margin Index

Measured as the ratio of gross margin in year t-1 to gross margin in year t.

Gross margin has deteriorated when this index is above 1. A firm with poorer prospects is more likely to manipulate earnings.

GMI	=	GrossMargin_t-1	/	GrossMargin_t
	=	(GrossProfit_t-1 / Revenue_t-1)	/	(GrossProfit_t / Revenue_t)
	=	(-11.252 / -11.252)	/	(16.21 / 16.21)
	=		/	1
	=

3. AQI = Asset Quality Index

AQI is the ratio of asset quality in year t to year t-1.

Asset quality is measured as the ratio of non-current assets other than Property, Plant and Equipment to Total Assets.

AQI	=	(1 - (CurrentAssets_t + PPE_t) / TotalAssets_t)	/	(1 - (CurrentAssets_t-1 + PPE_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
	=	(1 - (0 + 0) / 190.502)	/	(1 - (0 + 0) / 184.858)
	=	1	/	1
	=

4. SGI = Sales Growth Index

Ratio of Revenue in year t to sales in year t-1.

Sales growth is not itself a measure of manipulation. However, growth companies are likely to find themselves under pressure to manipulate in order to keep up appearances.

SGI	=	Sales_t	/	Sales_t-1
	=	Revenue_t	/	Revenue_t-1
	=	16.21	/	-11.252
	=

5. DEPI = Depreciation Index

Measured as the ratio of the rate of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization in year t-1 to the corresponding rate in year t.

DEPI greater than 1 indicates that assets are being depreciated at a slower rate. This suggests that the firm might be revising useful asset life assumptions upwards, or adopting a new method that is income friendly.

DEPI	=	(Depreciation_t-1 / (Depreciaton_t-1 + PPE_t-1))	/	(Depreciation_t / (Depreciaton_t + PPE_t))
	=	(0 / (0 + 0))	/	(0 / (0 + 0))
	=		/
	=

Note: If the Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization data is not available, we assume that the depreciation rate is constant and set the Depreciation Index to 1.

6. SGAI = Sales, General and Administrative expenses Index

The ratio of Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) to Sales in year t relative to year t-1.

SGA expenses index > 1 means that the company is becoming less efficient in generate sales.

SGAI	=	(SGA_t / Sales_t)	/	(SGA_t-1 /Sales_t-1)
	=	(0.43 / 16.21)	/	(0.389 / -11.252)
	=	0.026527	/
	=

7. LVGI = Leverage Index

The ratio of total debt to Total Assets in year t relative to yeat t-1.

An LVGI > 1 indicates an increase in leverage

LVGI	=	((LTD_t + CurrentLiabilities_t) / TotalAssets_t)	/	((LTD_t-1 + CurrentLiabilities_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
	=	((61.2 + 0) / 190.502)	/	((58.7 + 0) / 184.858)
	=	0.321256	/	0.317541
	=

8. TATA = Total Accruals to Total Assets

Total accruals calculated as the change in working capital accounts other than cash less depreciation.

TATA	=	(IncomefromContinuingOperations_t	-	CashFlowsfromOperations_t)	/	TotalAssets_t
	=	(NetIncome_t - NonOperatingIncome_t	-	CashFlowsfromOperations_t)	/	TotalAssets_t
	=	(15.762 - 0	-	10.83)	/	190.502
	=	0.025889

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator. An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

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Pioneer Floating Rate Trust (Pioneer Floating Rate Trust) Business Description

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Address

60 State Street, Boston, MA, USA, 02109

Website

https://www.amundi.com

Pioneer Floating Rate Trust is a diversified fund. It seeks a high level of current income by investing primarily in floating-rate loans. Its investment objective is to provide a high level of current income and seek the preservation of capital.

Executives

Yana Karalnik	officer: CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	60 STATE STREET, BOSTON MA 02109
Michael Melnick	officer: Assistant Treasurer	60 STATE STREET, BOSTON MA 02109
Koenig Anthony J Jr	officer: Treasurer	60 STATE STREET, BOSTON MA 02109
Craig C Mackay	officer: Trustee	75 WEST 125TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10027
Saba Capital Management, L.p.	10 percent owner	405 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 58TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10174
Diane Durnin	other: Trustee	60 STATE STREET, BOSTON MA 02109
Boaz Weinstein	10 percent owner	405 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 58TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10174
Baumgardner John E Jr.	other: Trustee	60 STATE STREET, BOSTON MA 02109
John Michael Malone	officer: Chief Compliance Officer	60 STATE STREET, BOSTON MA 02019
Lorraine H Monchak	other: Trustee	60 STATE STREET, PIONEER INVESTMENTS, BOSTON MA 02109
Fred J Ricciardi	other: Trustee	60 STATE STREET, BOSTON MA 02109
Lisa Jones	officer: Chief Executive Officer	60 STATE STREET, PIONEER INVESTMENTS, BOSTON MA 02109
Mark Goodwin	officer: Executive Vice President	PIONEER INVESTMENTS, 60 STATE STREET, BOSTON MA 02109
Kenneth Taubes	other: Trustee
Marc O Mayer	other: Trustee	C/O ALLIANCE CAPITAL, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105